Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:163 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), the 2th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 2.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 2:163?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 2:163?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 2:163 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Ar-Raheem, Ar-Rahman, Tawhid, Al-Wahid, Divine Mercy.

Ayah 162

خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ لَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَ...

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Q: What does Quran 2:163 mean?

Quran 2:163 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 163) translates to: "And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful."

Ayah 164

إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِ...

وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Wa ilaahukum illaahunw waahid, laaa ilaaha illaa Huwar Rahmaanur Raheem

And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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12 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

← Previous on Oneness of Allah2:138[And say, "Ours is] the religion of Allah. And who is better than Allah in [ordaining] religion? And we are worshippers of Him."Next on Oneness of Allah →2:165And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allah.

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When they asked him Muhammad (s) to describe his Lord the following was revealed Your God the One deserving of your worship is One God without any equal in either essence or attribute; there is no god except Him He is the Compassionate the Merciful.

"Allah's Greatest Names is in these two verses: "And your Ilaah (God) is One Ilaah (God), none has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving' and the beginning of Surah Al 'Imran, "A.L.M Allah, there is no deity but He, the Living, the Eternal."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3591It was narrated from Asma' bint Yazid that :Sahih

the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "The Greatest Name of Allah is in these two Verses: And your Ilah (God) is One Ilah (God - Allah), La Ilaha Illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.' And at the beginning of Surah Al 'Imran."